The True Cross : a Legend of the Church
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Already was the town aglow,, The fires were raging high and low, While ravaged that remorseless foe With levelled shaft and bended bow, — With faggot, sword, and spear.
The mother shrieked, with bosom gashed, The babe against the stones was dashed.
With brains and blood bestrewn and splashed, And Force was into Fury lashed By helplessness of Fear.
194 THE TRUE CROSS.
Alas ! ere noon in heaven was high, Seemed little left to burn or slay ; Thick rolled the smoke towards the sky, Thick on the ear...th the corpses lay ; While, headlong through the farthest gate, Scared by the foeman's tramp and shout.
Stripped of a monarch's arms and state, The King of Judah galloped out.
In vain ! those horses of the East, Not Egypt's famous race surpassed.
And soon, as the pursuit increased, They took the king, and bound him fast.
Before the Lord of all the Earth He stood in fetters, face to face To plead the right of princely birth, Yet failed to win a prince's grace.
The Lord of all the Earth looked down In scorn and anger on his prize; With fierce reproach and ruthless frown, He bade pluck out the captive's eyes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Already was the town aglow,, The fires were raging high and low, While ravaged that remorseless foe With levelled shaft and bended bow, — With faggot, sword, and spear.
The mother shrieked, with bosom gashed, The babe against the stones was dashed.
With brains and blood bestrewn and splashed, And Force was into Fury lashed By helplessness of Fear.
194 THE TRUE CROSS.
Alas ! ere noon in heaven was high, Seemed little left to burn or slay ; Thick rolled the smoke towards the sky, Thick on the ear...th the corpses lay ; While, headlong through the farthest gate, Scared by the foeman's tramp and shout.
Stripped of a monarch's arms and state, The King of Judah galloped out.
In vain ! those horses of the East, Not Egypt's famous race surpassed.
And soon, as the pursuit increased, They took the king, and bound him fast.
Before the Lord of all the Earth He stood in fetters, face to face To plead the right of princely birth, Yet failed to win a prince's grace.
The Lord of all the Earth looked down In scorn and anger on his prize; With fierce reproach and ruthless frown, He bade pluck out the captive's eyes.
What to read after The True Cross : a Legend of the Church?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John), 1821-1878 to read onlineMoreLess
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